Basic Mathematics through Applications

by Akst, Geoffrey; Bragg, Sadie

• ISBN13: 9780321500113
• ISBN10: 0321500113
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-27
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

KEY MESSAGE: Presented in a clear and concise style, theAkst/Braggseries teaches by example while expanding understanding with applications that are fully integrated throughout the text and exercise sets. Akst/Bragg's user-friendly design offers a distinctive side-by-side format that pairs each example and its solution with a corresponding practice exercise. The concise writing style keeps readers'interest and attention by presenting the mathematics with minimal distractions, and the motivating real-world applications demonstrate how integral mathematical understanding is to a variety of disciplines, careers, and everyday situations. KEY TOPICS: Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Basic Algebra: Solving Simple Equations, Ratio and Proportion, Percents, Signed Numbers, Basic Statistics, More on Algebra, Measurement and Units, Basic Geometry MARKET: For all readers interested in Basic Mathematics

Author Biography

Geoffrey Akst and Sadie Bragg have worked together for many years as professors of mathematics at Borough of Manhattan Community College/City University of New York.  They met as graduate students at Teachers College, Columbia University, where they were both working on degrees in the teaching of college mathematics. The emphasis on applications in their texts reflects a concern they share for helping students understand why the topics to be studied are useful.  Dr. Akst for years has begun his classes with the payoff question:­ why is this material worth learning?  A native New Yorker, he enjoys surfing the Web, listening to good music, and traveling to exciting places.  Dr. Bragg, who began her career in math education as a high school geometry teacher, credits her teachers with inspiring her love for mathematics and an appreciation of its utility.  A transplanted Virginian, she spends her time with her family and her beautiful granddaughter, Maya.

Table of Contents

Preface

Walk-Through

Index of Applications

Whole Numbers

Introduction to Whole Numbers

Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers

Multiplying Whole Numbers

Dividing Whole Numbers

Exponents, Order of Operations, and Averages

More on Solving Word Problems

Fractions

Factors and Prime Numbers

Introduction to Fractions

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Decimals

Introduction to Decimals

Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Multiplying Decimals

Dividing Decimals

Basic Algebra: Solving Simple Equations

Introduction to Basic Algebra

Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations

Solving Multiplication and Division Equations

Ratio and Proportion

Introduction to Ratios

Solving Proportions

Percents

Introduction to Percents

Solving Percent Problems

More on Percents

Signed Numbers

Introduction to Signed Numbers

Adding Signed Numbers

Subtracting Signed Numbers

Multiplying Signed Numbers

Dividing Signed Numbers

Basic Statistics

Introduction to Basic Statistics

Tables and Graphs

More on Algebra

Solving Equations

More on Solving Equations

Using Formulas

Measurement and Units

U.S. Customary Units

Metric Units and Metric/U.S. Customary Unit Conversions

Basic Geometry

Introduction to Basic Geometry

Perimeter and Circumference

Area

Volume

Similar Triangles

Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem

Scientific Notation

Appendix

Answers

Glossary

Index

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